The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-01-13

,an additional prsof of Pet's sagacity. J'ph
pgrst you 90 :" as Benson. f. feeling himseh
[ iperseded, rose unwirtingly. Y oa
I if lss come 'in gain. And thank you so
uicch for t6at lovely little inklstand p @
4, The inkstand after being daily admiied
by the faptly, was carried up stairs into
the fair recipients room, and put id .
| place 1T honor ont dressing table already
gay with cover of ~ dAnied net I" over
! pink silk, plush fiared mirror, va
,riety Of glove nd handkerchief box xes,
several cologne bottles, and . tiny,3 be!
fibboned work basket, which, it, is need!
I less 10 say, had never been put to sny
manner Of use. 9Yo7p ,n'i''%'''"s ins ,
/ Carrie sat hera the next day, deephih 4
book, BY the rainbow -,,ta -irooa, !" ""
Pet sat on the door. Scattered about
him Ii vide circle, were . set Of blocks,
4 q tnamIb p. whistle, / w6olen sheep, 4 Ain.
fnalidbubsyy yythses ficturs books, q subbeg
kdol} e9am tin engine. ssi7.s add Vi II :,
] :. But Fet, having sucked The, doll, and
broken the leg of the sheep, had no fur.
I ther use for them. He wanted something
ffeshAsomething g ovei-and his round,
blue eyes, rowing about thereon in search
Nfsit fixed -ApOa tho HATH. .Ewhdabarrpw
ink stand as the most. promising objdc
He had never seen anything like it, and It
looked as though it might be very good
thing to play with. ''H :" T''' .''7 i
u He got up and went over to the dr. $685.
ing table. n~,al..l .~rmo9f~l,.5 ~uoia =
Carrie glanced up from her book, with
her finger on the place at which she LETT
of. ''","1 r'i~''." '''}. - W.
@Oh, Pets" she said, gently ,r~ you
mustn't touch anything. You won't will
you ?" -.,....... = ....f l'nsr d.;Aa u
'"1 want dat ?" Pot responded, poi pt-
ing small finger at the ink stand. p
"Oh, darling said his aunt, appealing
ly, "not thatl Won't something else
do9 Won't" iu ,etr .uiatst0"
q, But Pet was apparently convinced that
nothing else would do, He resorted "a
means which he had never known to fail
in similar cases. He lay fiat down on the
floor with little squeal of displeasure,
energy. yf ..........,. a f-....
Why. Pet" Carrie murmured in ten
der reproof a.
= Then her eyes wandered back to her
book, and she became gradually re-ab-
sorbed-it being the point at which: the
hero clasped the heroine passionately in
his arms and covered her with thousand
fond caresses q
Carrie always read those passages
they seemed to eocnr in all the novels -
with increased interest and sympathetic
thrill. -5.. !
+ She was sometimes led to revise the
scene, in nusing way, by substituting
herself and somebody else in the place of
the hero and heroine. Somebody else
strangely enough, was always Benson
Stevens. p
She was aroused-just as the irate pa
by the swapping together of the front
aThere Pet,'' she said, looking out,
Gheres little Mabel Gesse and her mann.
ma! She's come 70 Play with you. How
1'nice! Run down stairs. dear, and take
your doll and your ec pine TO show, her.
Pet had been standing close to the dress'
ing table, and he started down stairs Iin
unwontedly brisk obedience.
T. He did not stop for his doll and his
engine he was giving all his attention to
"a suspicious looking lump in the folds o1
his sash. s... .t.,.,.,. t.,.,..., .....- ,...
+ He went out Of the room in sideways
manner, 50 that his lump might not be
1 observed: t'''i '''..'" - ''.'F
1*to -, ,idu*n.,* +l.* 81 =
Benson Stevens called at the Gosses'
that evening with his father .ti
[ Mr.. Stevens had called chiefly to talk
over matter of business with his part
4 ner; bat Mrs. Gosse, plump, pretty wo.
man, playfully interfered when Benson
showed q disposition to join iu the dis.
cusslOn' int r.n 1,G = II Jua1 nj
I "Don't!" she pleaded. .aWhaG is
going to become of me? Come to the
other end of the room, this minute, and
entertain me. What's the use 0 being q
1 goodlleoking young man If you are not to
make yourself agreesble?n she added,
with the familiar banter Of privileged
matron. ,,.,.. n.j, .,. ..f T. ...,., ,n.i s,-
Benson was not sorry to sit down on q
I sofa beside her and listen to her pleasant
4 chatter she was mistress of small talk.
j l,n"Where do you keep yourself fm che
began. sob, you needn't trump up any
l;excuses for your shocking neglect of me
III know-rve heard. I've been told all
I about your deep devotion to certain
young lsdy III was there this afternoon
by,shel way!"9s odl 10 9'7A4 'r..:''g7s
4 Dr7 s Where P" began Benson, with a
j sfimsy afaotation Of inuoooace. -a ni
! Bnt Mrs Goose tapped him on the arm
aprovingly. .. ), 80. ..c.,.
| 'aYoa Bad boy!" she said "when the
4 whole town knows it Why ""o
:, =. She stoppedin her turn. 'l''i iooI /
."",What is the matter? r. ..,.,sz -aia
Benson was staring, open:mouthed, at
little article on the table. 1t was an ink.
stand, carved IN white wood, and repre-
senting a wheelbarpow containing . bar
>, rel H. roJu,ss1au ~ . a-4ei9 "T.'lF
j 15"- Where, did yon+--I beg your pardon
l bpt, really where did ,yqqs get it, Ap
] Gosse, be said, indicating it, ,o,,,ri,1ao
1'' He felt nothing g yet but an extrsm'
i Isdrpfisa. jsht eifhIIJi1 OF e9hni'"o' I'll
IL stTHab q amrsaid. Mrs. Gosss, qmusaagly
i .lQb. Sssi srk tack dAhbsl, with ma 1hl'
afternoon, and that is sometAing the, chill
dren wervpssyiug with Mrs. Kinslsl
Il AAsAer iistie 1fahdson with her, you know
h Thet were Playing stpeba . Il snpp6se'tha
i VA, eps Of. Ashsa .pasqhsses y H. qdidn'
I notice she was hfingipg it home tiAw,
a y0E kers." Skes went over sa to the table /
4Nok sAS Il! rsdWhk, ,1ieHa quite I prett
e1lJ5e OF bfrieafvin1td itk- stand, ish'ti il
Il tn, nat. send ik boah siminedistely yfWh
did Won ssk, aboutsit2 ?" she added. od, /